The Provision of Secretariat Services [544B]

Commission for Regulation of Utilities

Section 47 of the 1999 Act, which refers to section 45 of the Electricity Supply Act 1927, gives the Contracting Authority legal powers to decide to grant or refuse to grant a special order on the application of ESB, or of a holder of an authorisation to construct or reconstruct a generating station for the purpose of supply to final customers, or to construct an interconnector, or of a person who has applied for such an authorisation, in certain circumstances. Section 45 of the Electricity Supply Act sets out the legal basis for the compulsory acquisition of any land, easement, or other right over land, or to acquire or use compulsorily any right over land by special order. Section 45 also establishes a procedure for exercising that compulsory acquisition power. In considering whether or not to grant a special order the Contracting Authority may hold a public inquiry. This legislation can be found on www.irishstatutebook.ie and the revised acts, administrative consolidations of the legislation, can be found on www.lawreform.ie. The Contracting Authorityโ€™s objective in publishing this RFT is to procure an external managed service to provide all necessary administrative and processing tasks to enable the review of any application received for a special order(s). This would include all Programme Management functions and providing all supports required by the Inspector, who will deliver a reasoned report to the Commission for consideration. This RFT seeks to engage suitably experienced organisations who are subject matter experts with extensive knowledge, understanding and experience in: โ€ข administering and overseeing complex projects involving multiple stakeholders; โ€ข organising, conducting and reporting on public inquiries for major infrastructure projects, including Compulsory Purchases Orders; โ€ข engaging with a wide range of stakeholders, including landowners, government agencies, and semi-state entities; โ€ข the preparation of written reports in a timely manner that are clear and concise and presented to the highest professional standard, ready for publication. Experience in considering technical requirements would be beneficial, particularly in relation to electricity networks. For example, engaging with technical experts on the relevance or impact of technical matters. The Secretariat will procure all administrative, logistical, technical and environmental supports where required to complete the Inspectorโ€™s review

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-05-15. The procurement was published on 2026-03-06.

Who? What? Where?
  • โ€ข Aฯ„ฯ„ฮนฮบฮฎ โ€บ ฮ’ฯŒฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ‚ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ‚ ฮ‘ฮธฮทฮฝฯŽฮฝ
  • โ€ข Eastern and Midland โ€บ Dublin
Procurement history
Date Document
2026-03-06 Contract notice
Contract notice (2026-03-06)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: The Provision of Secretariat Services [544B]
Short description:
โ€œSection 47 of the 1999 Act, which refers to section 45 of the Electricity Supply Act 1927, gives the Contracting Authority legal powers to decide to grant...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Contract administration services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 830 680 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 830 680 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œSection 47 of the 1999 Act, which refers to section 45 of the Electricity Supply Act 1927, gives the Contracting Authority legal powers to decide to grant...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Contract administration services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Administrative services of agencies ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Administrative development project services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Administrative services for business operations ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Administration services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Advisory and consultative engineering services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Technical analysis or consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Systems consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Consultative engineering and construction services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Civil engineering consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Structural engineering consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Environmental engineering consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Systems and technical consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
General management consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Business development consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Development consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Research consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Records management ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Management-related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Energy-management services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Project management consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Document management services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Data management services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Business and management consultancy and related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 48 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Administrative services of agencies ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Administrative development project services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Administrative services for business operations ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Administration services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Advisory and consultative engineering services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Technical analysis or consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Systems consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Consultative engineering and construction services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Civil engineering consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Structural engineering consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Environmental engineering consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Systems and technical consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
General management consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Business development consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Development consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Research consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Records management ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Management-related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Energy-management services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Project management consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Document management services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Data management services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Business and management consultancy and related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-05-15 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-05-15 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7616396
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 160
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-05-15 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place:
โ€œhttps://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7616396โ€
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used โœ…
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-04-06 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Commission for Regulation of Utilities
National registration number: Commission for Regulation of Utilities
Postal address: The Exchange, Belgard Sq North, Tallaght
Postal code: D24 PXW0
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: procurement@cru.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +35314000800 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: www.cru.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: www.cru.ie ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7616396 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7616396 ๐ŸŒ
Electronic submission: Required

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2026/S 047-163454 (2026-03-06)